At birth I was underweight and I had to be in an incubator for several hours. My family was of course somewhat insecure but I am still alive today! As a child an eye specialist told me I might actually lose my eyesight. Also my legs were not properly straight. I was sick many times and had to stay at a childrens’ hospital. Kidneys, Gallbladder were weak, tendency of asthma, etc… Yes I felt quite weak and even declined to participate in school trips. At the age of 18, I started studying at a university away from home, living by myself. I chose Sakuyo Music University surrounded by nature, which was located back then in Tsuyama (Okayama prefecture) in the mountains. The school curriculum was really good, I studied music education and I touched upon many different subjects. I regained my health and even gained strength there. I am so grateful to that university and without that experience my present self would not exist in this form. I gathered strength and after that I came to Vienna to study classical singing. Then I could study opera, operetta and also have my opera stage debut, and also study with a great opera singer/teacher which as a teenager I listened to thousands of times on records and on the radio and who was my idol. As a child I could never imagine being able to accomplish those things. This is my own personal “miracle”. Through all of that I want to exclaim loudly that people change and those who have some kind of handicap like myself should always keep their heads up and continue living. I think I may be a good example.
I thank my mother for bringing me into this world. She was quite at an advanced age at my birth, maybe she thought that if people find out about this I could face troubles and therefore she did not want to talk about this. Therefore some bad people wanted to imagine she could not bear children and that I was adopted. I find that an evil and shameless lie towards my mother and myself. I will not forgive those people. One should never spread assumptions based on merely one’s own thoughts. I thank my mother and I want to cherish my life and I will continue this path with honesty.
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